If you believe him, Joe Amato can convince you there’s little pressure on this dragster pilot as he prepares for the weekend Sunoco Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway near Reading.No ...

Drag-racing icon Joe Amato calls it a career ** Top Fuel’s winningest driver planned a 2001 NHRA farewell tour. But eye damage a job hazard focused his decision to retire.

By Jon Asher Joe Amato's Fueler was the first car to run over 260 mph—will it be the first over ... we can think of a couple dozen tracks that Amato would have had a bear of a time turning ...

Joe Amato enjoyed a successful career driving fast in the National Hot Rod Association. So there’s no reason to expect that the Old Forge native would slow down in retirement. Amato, 67, live… ...

Even though the final photo shows Joe clearly ahead of Bernstein despite the blow-up and-out, he DQ'ed for crossing the line and hitting a track fixture. See All 4 Photos Photography: Todd Dziadosz ...

On the first day of professional qualifying Friday at Gatornationals, Top Fuel driver Joe Amato set a track record at 303.13 mph. But Cory McClenathan led Top Fuel with a pass of 4.806 seconds.

By MIKE HARRIS AP Motorsports Writer Thursday, November 16, 2000 Page: 6C This isn’t the way Joe Amato wanted to end his racing days. The most successful Top Fuel driver in the history of the ...